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1 Kings 19:16-21

16andJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886tobekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202ofAbel-meholahH65shalt thouanointתִּמְשַׁ֥חtim.ShachH4886tobeprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030inthy room.

17Anditshallcometopass,thathimthatescapethfromtheswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371shallJehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058slay;andhimthatescapethfromtheswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058shallElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477slay.

18YetwillIleaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604mesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,allthekneeswhichhavenotbowedכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766untoBaalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,andeverymouthהַפֶּ֔הha.PehH6310whichhathnotkissedH5401him.

19Sohedeparted thence,andfoundH4672Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָט֙sha.FatH8202,whowasplowingחֹרֵ֔שׁcho.ReshH2790,withtwelveyokeofoxenbeforehim,andhewiththetwelfth:andElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452passedH5674overuntohim,andcastH7993hismantleuponhim.

20AndheleftH5800theoxenH1241,andranH7323afterElijahאֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,andsaidH559,Letme,Ipraythee, kissmyfatherלְאָבִ֣יle.'a.ViH1andmymotherוּלְאִמִּ֔יu.le.'i.MiH517,andthenIwillfollowthee.AndhesaidH559untohim,GoH7725backשׁ֔וּבShuvH7725again;forwhathaveIdonetothee?

21AndhereturnedH7725fromfollowinghim,andtookH3947theyokeofoxenH1241,andslewthem,andboiledH1310theirfleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320withtheinstrumentsH3627oftheoxenH1241,andgaveH5414untothepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971,andtheydideatH398.ThenhearoseH6965,andwentH7725afterElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,andministereduntohim.

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